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Scottish smoker left university and married (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lum

'scottish smoker' is the definition.
(Scottish word for a chimney)

'left university and married' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'university' becomes 'u'.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'married' becomes 'm'.
'l'+'u'+'m'='LUM'

(Other definitions for lum that I've seen before include "Scot. chimney" , "Scottish smoker" , "Chimney, in Scotland" , "(Scots) chimney" , "Scottish chimney" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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